Alan, The problem is that I have another tool that has an initialization period when you start it up. I want to see how long it takes for it to start up or initialize. So, I set up the tool to startup and after it finishes the init stage, load up a file which has a custom procedure. Then run this custom procedure that executes an exit command. So, to time the entire init process, I want to use python. I first take a time stamp. Then execute the tool with os.system. Once it finishes, I take another time stamp. Subtract the two and get a general time of execution or init for the other program. What do you think?
python newbie... ----- Original Message ---- From: Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: tutor@python.org Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 4:09:35 PM Subject: Re: [Tutor] system call "Eric Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > I am trying to run a timing script but I need the python program > to stop and wait for the executable to finish. Does anyone have > any examples of doing this? There are several ways to do it depending on what exactly you are trying to do. We need a bit more detail. If the "timing script" is an externalo program then if you run it using os.system() your code will wait(ie block) until system() returms - which is when the program executed exits. However os.system() is a bit of a blunt tool and often not the best solution. If we know what the real problem is we might do better. -- Alan Gauld Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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